Vision of Britain | 1851 Census: Education

1851 Census of Great Britain, Education. England and Wales. Report and Tables, Table 2 : " Number of Day and Sunday Schools in the 624 Districts or Unions, classified according to their sources of maintenance".

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DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Number of Scholars belonging to the Schools
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Total. [2]	Males. [3]	Females. [4]
DAY SCHOOLS	146	10,769	6,459	4,310
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	38	5,536	3,442	2,094
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	108	5,233	3,017	2,216
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	63	44	19
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	319	181	138
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	26	4,603	2,872	1,731
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	8	551	345	206
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	63	44	19
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	45	27	18
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	2	274	154	120
CLASS III: Church of England - National	12	2,227	1,301	926
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	3	294	143	151
CLASS III: Free Church of England	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Presbyterian Church In England	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Presbyterians Not defined	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - British	3	686	420	266
CLASS III: Independents - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists	1	48	32	16
CLASS III: Society of Friends	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Unitarians	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Moravians	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Methodist New Connexion - British	2	522	356	166
CLASS III: Wesleyan Association	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: New Church	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	2	100	52	48
CLASS III: Jews	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	3	726	568	158
CLASS IV: Old Fellows' Orphan School	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	3	235	170	65
CLASS IV: Mechanics' Institution School	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Industrial Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	5	316	175	141
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	93	24,636	11,337	13,299
Church of England	26	7,854	3,421	4,433
Presbyterian Church in England	0	0	0	0
Independents	12	3,977	1,887	2,090
Baptists	3	655	311	344
Society of Friends	0	0	0	0
Unitarians	2	558	327	231
Moravians	1	141	71	70
Wesleyan Methodists	11	2,303	1,092	1,211
Methodist New Connexion	12	4,154	1,861	2,293
Primitive Methodists	7	1,052	489	563
Bible Christians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Association	2	397	195	202
Independent Methodist	1	261	135	126
Welsh Calvinistic Methodists	0	0	0	0
Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	0	0	0	0
New Church	1	120	50	70
Undefined Protestant Congregations	12	2,314	1,137	1,177
Roman Catholics	2	716	296	420
Latter Day Saints	1	134	65	69

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